My techno friends hate steppers, when I play roots for them they moan when I play those vibes as they want to hear 'proper reggae'. I dropped a fast TNT tune at their house party and got moaned at, lol

No it doesn't. You need to clean your ears out, sounds nothing like house or trance. Just as ridiculous as the practice of describing fast 4 to the floor steppers as techno.

Completely different genre, sound, style and production.

indeed its more the popular dance style from early 2000.

in the 90s was more bands like 2 unlimited http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKnwHAGXvlE which was very popular on radio&tv and when it was released it did good in the dancings (until it got broadcast on the media)... i always called that dance music but not trance which was/is not my thingtechno used to be underground in those days... i used to be a fan thentrish, stacey pullen, especially carl cox, jeff mills, laurent garnier, sven väth ... those were the big names in techno in the '90s

2 unlimited... I remember that tune but today I would say it's completely rubbish. I think this style used to be called euro disco and the only nice tune I remember today is "Rhythm Is A Dancer" by Snap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ppF2yK4NM

But I also remember Laurent Garnier & Sven Väth (his album from 1992 contains a few nice tracks). Carl Cox was a big dj but I never liked his music.

ohyea snap ... that was good at the timeofcourse 2unlimited is outdated nowI would turn of the radio if i would hear it now but in those days it was new style of music

i used to be into jungle/d'n'b aswell in those days... loved all those with reggae influences also i should still have a 12" jungle mix of 'ready or not' the fugees which was huge and played oftenused to go to partys of a friend dj wontime http://vimeo.com/8713716 who lived in the same city as I